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1693-“9” [Rennes Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 300.00 CAD
1693-“9” [Rennes Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

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1693-“9” [Rennes Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93. Very Fine, struck on an earlier douzain with the 1640 countermark visible on the obverse here. Very well struck, the legends, date and mintmark are all bold, and the central designs are mostly strong; some of the undertype’s design is visible at the center obverse. Nice light pewter color, a few trivial edge splits, as expected on something that was struck, countermarked and then struck again! This is UNLISTED in Gadoury as an overstrike (with or without the 1640 countermark), and while the reported mintage was just over a million coins, they were reportedly done on virgin planchets – presumably those ran out or someone brought in some older douzains for recoining and they were thrown in with the rest. Gadoury lists Rennes as striking this issue only in 1693-4, though we offered an unlisted 1692 specimen earlier in this auction.